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v.show filial respect to (one's elders); be filial and respectful to one's elders
儿女们认为应当孝敬祖父母。
The sons and daughters all consider it a moral obligation to look after their grandparents.
这些孩子孝敬他们的双亲。
The children treated their parents with filial respect.
青年人的第一责任是孝敬父母。
Youth's first duty is to show their respect to parents.
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v.give a present (usually as a token of respect for one's elders or superiors)
他带了些北边的土产来孝敬他的奶奶。
He brought his grandmother some local produce from the north as a gift.
他连孝敬我几千块钱都不肯。
He can't float me a couple thousand dollars.
你们还年轻,还不懂该怎样去孝敬像我这样的人。
Young people don't know the courtesies due a man like myself.
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- Reduplication"孝敬" can be reduplicated, for example: "孝敬孝敬 ".
我打算给妈妈买个按摩椅,孝敬孝敬她。
I plan to buy a massage chair for my mother to show my filial respect.